Now that Test Day is over, please join us in #biosdevname on FreeNode for further live discussion and problem resolution.

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== Prerequisite for Test Day ==

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A [[:File:Biosdevname-support-check.sh|script is available]] to determine whether your system will be impacted by the {{package|biosdevname}} change. The following example shows how to run the script to determine whether your hardware can be used during the Test Day.(Ensure that you have dmidecode package installed before running the script)

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A [[:File:Biosdevname-support-check.sh|script is available]] to determine whether your system will be impacted by the {{package|biosdevname}} change. The following example shows how to run the script to determine whether your hardware can be used during the Test Day.('''Ensure that you have dmidecode package installed before running the script''')

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Revision as of 13:11, 14 June 2013

Can't make the date? If you come to this page before or after the test day is completed, your testing is still valuable, and you can use the information on this page to test, file any bugs you find at Bugzilla, and add your results to the results section. If this page is more than a month old when you arrive here, please check the current schedule and see if a similar but more recent Test Day is planned or has already happened.

What to test?

Traditionally network interfaces in Linux are named ethN. With multiple network adapters, both onboard and add-in, single and multiport, in modern server platforms, the naming of these interfaces is non-deterministic. Specifically, eth0 does not always map to Gb1 or Embedded NIC 1 as named on the server chassis. This makes the existing naming not very user friendly for administration.

This issue is addressed by assigning names to network interfaces based on their physical location on the system board. Biosdevname, which is a Dell developed utility, can suggest names to network interfaces, which are physical location based.

Prerequisite for Test Day

Hardware Requirements

A script is available to determine whether your system will be impacted by the biosdevname change. The following example shows how to run the script to determine whether your hardware can be used during the Test Day.(Ensure that you have dmidecode package installed before running the script)

Smolt not working?Is smolt crashing or otherwise not working in Rawhide? A temporary fix is available to address bug#673015. Packages are available in the koji build system. To upgrade the smolt package(s), with root permissions, type:

Software Requirements

Fedora Rawhide

Optional - the SMBIOS type 41 device type instance and string should be available in sysfs. This will be available in sysfs only when BIOS implements type 41. If type 41 is not implemented, then $PIRQ will be the fallback and this attribute will not be available in sysfs. This attribute is available on kernels with version >= 2.6.36 (includes Rawhide)

How to test?

At a high level, the testing will focus on

Network interface names during install time

Network interface names after installation is completed (after you login for first time)

Required changes available in ifcfg-ethN config files

Upgrading from a previous release (Fedora 14) to Fedora Rawhide does not affect the naming scheme that existed in the previous release

To have your system make use of the "new" names after upgrade, you need to change the device name rules in /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules and any references to the old devices in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth*. A script is available to convert device names.

The script renames the existing ifcfg-ethN files to match the new names, i.e ifcfg-emN and ifcfg-pciM#N names and changes the relevant fields in the ifcfg-emN file such as DEVICE to match the new name. The Script also makes changes to the matching rules in /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules so that devices for which biosdevname cannot suggest a name are retained as they are. After reboot, your system should now be using the new names.

Install Time Testing - The test cases in this category should be executed when performing a new Rawhide installation. Please refer to the section Install Rawhide above.

Report your results

If you have problems with any of the tests, report a bug to Bugzilla usually for the component biosdevname. If you are unsure about exactly how to file the report or what other information to include, just ask on IRC and we will help you. Once you have completed the tests, add your results to the Results table below, following the example results from the first line as a template. The first column should be your name with a link to your User page in the Wiki if you have one, and the second should be a link to the Smolt profile of the system you tested. For each test case, use the result template to enter your result, as shown in the example result line.

Useful information to include in your bugzilla report include output from:

↑works as expected, however "Biosdevname-support-check" doesn't catch dmidecode not installed, and "Biosdevname-upgrade-iface-names" did not work - had to manually edit config files and remove udev persistent net configs, let them regenerate.